affections

As fancy and difficult as this recipe's name might sound, it was actually a very quick and easy meal. I was able to hide a ton of veggies in this one-pot wonder, and overall it was a hit with the family. My daughter won't eat eggplant, so she picked it

Don't pay attention to the title...yes, Bon Appetit chose to call it caramel chicken, but it's not the sweet, sticky caramel that you are thinking. It was delicious. We had this with rice. I meant to make broccoli as well, but I was running to the gym

I love crab cakes, but have never actually bought crab legs, cooked them, extracted the meat and then made them into cakes. Maybe one day when the kids are on their own and I'm retired. Wishful thinking.

I am way too busy at home lately to fully prepare a meal each and every night, and I refuse to serve frozen and/or fast foods to my family so I had to come up with something to bring the chaos level down a notch in my kitchen before I committed some sort

I came across this recipe while reading the blog of my absolute hero. It's called Runs For Cookies. She has no idea that I exist, but I came across her a few months ago and have been slowly working my way through her posts, from 2009-present.

I love chicken wings! I'm so excited to be picking up my fresh box of them next week (courtesy of wagjag grocery) so I thought I'd clear out my last portion in the freezer to make room for the new - yay!

I love using the bbq in the summer - especially now that we have a new bbq that I can actually use. It's my new favorite thing, and I am definitely going to get as much grill time as possible this summer

The veal shanks are courtesy of Andrew Zimmern's contribution to The Best Thing I Ever Made on the Food Network. The Mascarpone Polenta is courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, and the delectable lemon bars are courtesy of Paula Deen.

With that being said, we have decided try the vegetarian thing more often; not just on Mondays. Tonight I will be making a vegetarian lasagna that looks fantastic, with artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and provolone cheese.

Recently I bought a box of ground turkey, and I've been on a mission to find recipes for it. Ground turkey can usually be used in place of ground beef or chicken, but it definitely needs more seasoning and less cooking time.

This is a slightly odd recipe and it threw me off when I first saw it, but I had some chicken thighs in the fridge begging to be cooked, and not a lot of time to throw the meal together, so I figured what the heck.

Sometimes I wish I had the Staples easy button in my kitchen. I would come home from work, press my easy button, and BAM! My dinner would be ready, complete with healthy veggies and fiber filled creations

So as mentioned in previous posts, Monday is Meatless Monday in our home. Tonight I found myself in a small debate with my boyfriend over meatless Monday's. What does "meatless" really mean? No red meat? Completely vegetarian?

We love wings for dinner, and when the Wagjag grocery deal has wings for sale, I always stock up, so we usually have them on hand. This is a quick recipe to throw together, and it doesn't call for very many ingredients.

I love pita pizzas for dinner. You can pretty much chop up everything you have left over in the fridge and throw it on a pita, bake in the oven, and voila! A customized pizza - one that will be different every time!

Sometimes Kraft comes up with really great recipes. This is one of those times. This meal really was quick and easy, and so decadent. It honestly tasted like I had done a whole lot of things from scratch, when really I didn't at all

This week I decided I will be following a meal plan from one of my role models, Cassey Ho. Cassey is a You Tube sensation - she has thousands of fitness videos (all free) and her website has a ton of useful information as well as meal plans.

As fancy and difficult as this recipe's name might sound, it was actually a very quick and easy meal. I was able to hide a ton of veggies in this one-pot wonder, and overall it was a hit with the family.

Tonight I made a chicken recipe that actually had my BF turned off just from the name. Don't pay attention to the title...yes, Bon Appetit chose to call it caramel chicken, but it's not the sweet, sticky caramel that you are thinking

I love crab cakes, but have never actually bought crab legs, cooked them, extracted the meat and then made them into cakes. Maybe one day when the kids are on their own and I'm retired. Wishful thinking.